Biodiversity information standards (TDWG)
Discipline
Biological sciences
Subject
Biological collection and data management
Invertebrates
Audience
Scientific
Date
2011Publisher
Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin
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Biodiversity information standards (TDWG) Güntsch, A.1; Jacob, B.2; Mergen, P.3 & Rainer, H.4
1Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Koenigin-Luise-Str. 6-8, 14195 Berlin, Germany a.guentsch@bgbm.org
2Museum für Naturkunde (MfN), Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany
3Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), Leuvensesteenweg 13, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium
4Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, 1010 Wien, Austria
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) was known as the Taxonomic Database Working Group. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) is a not for profit scientific and educational association that is affiliated with the International Union of Biological Sciences.
TDWG was formed to establish international collaboration among biological database projects. TDWG promoted the wider and more effective dissemination of information about the World's heritage of biological organisms for the benefit of the world at large. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) now focuses on the development of standards for the exchange of biological/biodiversity data.
TDWG s Mission:
1Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Koenigin-Luise-Str. 6-8, 14195 Berlin, Germany a.guentsch@bgbm.org
2Museum für Naturkunde (MfN), Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany
3Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), Leuvensesteenweg 13, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium
4Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, 1010 Wien, Austria
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) was known as the Taxonomic Database Working Group. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) is a not for profit scientific and educational association that is affiliated with the International Union of Biological Sciences.
TDWG was formed to establish international collaboration among biological database projects. TDWG promoted the wider and more effective dissemination of information about the World's heritage of biological organisms for the benefit of the world at large. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) now focuses on the development of standards for the exchange of biological/biodiversity data.
TDWG s Mission:
* Develop, adopt and promote standards and guidelines for the recording and exchange of data about organisms.
* Promote the use of standards through the most appropriate and effective means and.
* Act as a forum for discussion through holding meetings and through publications.
Citation
Güntsch, A.; Jacob, B.; Mergen, P.; Rainer, H. (2011). Biodiversity information standards (TDWG). , BioSystematics Berlin 2011, Vol. Software Bazaar S33, 149, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, DOI: 978-3-921800-68-3.Identifiers
url: 978-3-921800-68-3
Type
Conference
Peer-Review
Yes
Language
eng